22^Jun Sat
08:30

"Sentiero del Monte San Giorgio"

Monte San Giorgio is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the fossil finds from the Triassic Period. These are on exhibit in the museum of Meride. Other highlights: the archaeological park in Tremona-Castello, the panoramic views from the summit, lovely Alp Brusino and the studio of local painter Fiorello Fiorini.

We'll start in Capolago and finish in Brusino Arsizio on Lake Lugano. Back to Lugano with a 🛥️ boat to Lugano.

· 🚶 Start point (for the hike): Capolago

· 🏁 Destination: Brusino Arsizio

· ⏳ Duration: 5 hours of hiking

· ↔️ Distance: 14 km

· ⬆️ Ascent: 842 hm

· ⬇️ Descent: 840 hm

· ⏱ Pace: NOT running, trying to be generous.

(Note: data taken from LocusMap. Different apps calculate this data differently.)

Equipment

· Hiking poles: maybe

· Proper boots

· Sun protection

· Water: something to drink — about 2l

· Picnic: I'll aim to have a short break at about every 60 minutes.

Links

· Telegram Group Chat (🥾 Hiking in Switzerland ⛰️)

· Linktree with quite some more links

Route (GPX)

· LocusMap (click on Export to get the GPX — THIS is the route we're going to go.)

· SchweizMobil

· SwissTopo App

· Just the GPX file — folder containing many of my GPXes

· Garmin Connect

· Outdooractive

· Komoot

Public transportation

From Zürich in the morning

Meeting point: Meet in the train EuroCity leaving from platform 7. I will come from Winterthur and rush to the platform. I'll try to reserve seats. As soon as I know where the seats are, I'll update — this will be on the evening before, after 20:00.

1. 08:33 → 10:28, EuroCity, Zürich HB Gleis 7 → Lugano Gleis 2
2. 10:36 → 10:51, S 10, Lugano Gleis 2 → Capolago-Riva S. Vitale Gleis 2

Back from Lugano at the evening

There's a connection every 30 minutes from Lugano. Showing connection I'll take, which includes having gone to a restaurant.

1. 19:02 → 21:11, IC 21, Lugano Gleis 3 → Arth-Goldau Gleis 5
2. 21:15 → 21:55, IR 46, Arth-Goldau Gleis 4 → Zürich HB Gleis 7

Tickets

Make sure to have tickets for the trains/busses.

IMPORTANT

The organizer is not responsible for any bodily injury or other accidents that might happen during the hike. By signing up on this activity, the participants agree that the organizer will not be held responsible in any way. Although the hike is not complicated, it is each individual responsibility to ensure that they can do the hike and check out the trail.